The Zamfara State government has announced that ₦30,000 will be the new minimum wage for workers in the state instead of ₦7,000.
The state governor, Dauda Lawal, who made the announcement on Wednesday, added that the ₦30,000 minimum wage for civil servants in the state will begin in June.
The Governor revealed this during a meeting with the leadership of the Zamfara State chapter of the Labour Union in Gusau, the state capital.
A statement from the spokesperson of the governor, Sulaiman Bala Idris, said the implementation of the minimum wage demonstrates the state government’s commitment to improving the well-being of employees.
His words, “The Zamfara State government will start paying a minimum wage of N30,000 instead of N7,000 effective June this year.”
